Nicole Dungca reports the Japanese immersion program in Portland is a tight-knit family. "This week, that family was in grieving." One of their own died over the weekend -- an eighth grader from Mt. Tabor Middle School -- at a camp for the Japanese speakers.

The Blue Goose, the neighborhood tavern that was at 2725 S.E. Ankeny St. before Esparza's, just might be coming back. Esparza's closed after 24 years earlier this year, and a restaurant called The Blue Goose is moving in, Samantha Bakall reports. It's not clear whether it's a reincarnation of the original.

Did it take longer than you'd like to get an emergency phone call regarding the boil alert last Friday? Andrew Theen dives into the city's emergency notification options, and why leaders chose the slow one.

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Dairyville, a western-themed town at Alpenrose Dairy, opens June 1. Open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday.

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